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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Umanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Umanov!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Umanov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Umanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koko.
Koko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koko misses with a combination
and Umanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umanov throws a one two combo.
Umanov throws the kick towards the body but Koko avoids it.
Umanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Umanov misses with the combination.
Koko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umanov counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Koko blocks the leg kick.
Umanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koko throws a series of punches but Umanov moves out of range.
Umanov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko lands a really nice looking cross but Umanov seems unphased.
Kenji Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Umanov is just out of range.
Koko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Umanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koko. Umanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Koko backs off Umanov throws a huge counter combo but Koko manages to avoid it all.
Umanov throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Koko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Umanov wants to counter the offense by Koko and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Koko misses.
Umanov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Umanov slips under a jab.
Kenji Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Koko as he checks the leg kick.
Umanov forces Koko back against the cage and clinches.
Umanov blocks an uppercut.
Umanov lands a right hand.
Koko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koko missing with a left hand there. Umanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koko misses with a two punch combination.
Koko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Umanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Umanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koko, pushing him back against the cage.
Koko is trying to force a seperation but Umanov has the dominant position.
Koko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Umanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Koko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Umanov jumps guard but Koko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kenji Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Umanov.
The referee is keeping an eye on Umanov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko has a couple of punches blocked by Umanov.
Umanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Koko. No joy for Umanov on that attempt.
Umanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Koko misses.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Umanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koko slaps away a takedown attempt from Umanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Umanov looks winded!
Umanov throws a sloppy head kick and Koko moves out of range easily.
Koko misses with a straight left.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koko misses with a series of wild punches.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umanov.
Koko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Umanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Umanov moved out of range.
Umanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koko circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Umanov shoots in for a takedown but Koko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Umanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Koko, which made it look bad.
Koko lands a nice hook to Umanov's body. Umanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koko with a hook.
Umanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Koko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koko scores with a jab.
Koko swinging wildly here.
Umanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koko tries to avoid it but Umanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koko to the ground. Koko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenji Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Umanov does no damage.
Umanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koko throws out the jab.
Koko lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Koko.
Koko is looking to wear down Umanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko swinging wildly here.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Umanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Koko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Umanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koko throws a nice looking combination but Umanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Umanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Koko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umanov can do to turn this around?
Umanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Umanov working hard to break the clinch.
Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koko misses with a shot to the body
and Umanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Koko wants to stall.
Umanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koko up against the cage.
Umanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Umanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koko thinking.
Koko tries to bum rush Umanov with a series of wild strikes but Umanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Umanov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koko.
Koko throws a body punch but Umanov moves out of range.
Umanov clinches with his opponent.
Umanov can't get the takedown.
Kenji Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Umanov.
A short body shot lands from Umanov as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Umanov blocking some punches.
Koko keeps control of Umanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Umanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koko is keeping busy.
Koko misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umanov shoots in for a takedown but Koko shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Koko misses the target.
Umanov forces Koko back against the cage and clinches.
Koko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Umanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koko avoids it really well and circles away.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Umanov is out of range.
Koko stuns Umanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
enabling Umanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umanov.
Umanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koko sprawls well. Koko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Umanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Koko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Umanov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koko gets in close and tags Umanov with a short punch that almost sends Umanov to the mat! Oh Umanov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Koko, trying to create some distance but Koko rushes him, striking wildly and Umanov goes down! The referee tackles Koko into the cage to end the fight! Koko is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Koko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenji Koko waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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